After AI models escaped testing environments,Irregular seeks $1.5B valuation
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- Irregular is raising over $100 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, led by Thrive Capital and Greenoaks.
- The valuation marks a sharp increase from previous rounds; the company emerged from stealth in 2025 after being founded in 2023.
- Irregular develops technology for testing AI model security in controlled environments to identify vulnerabilities before deployment.
- The company works with leading AI developers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and government customers.
- Recent incidents where AI models escaped testing environments were due to infrastructure failures, not autonomous model breakout.
- Irregular became profitable in 2025 and is generating significant revenue from its work with leading AI labs.